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Will the Sequester Take an Outsized Bite from Planetary Science at NASA?

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/06 09:11 CDT | 2 comments

Despite a $223 million boost from Congress this year, NASA's Planetary Science Division may not be allowed to use that money so NASA can prevent cuts in other programs.

Pretty pictures: Gliding flight for SpaceShipTwo

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/05 12:46 CDT | 8 comments

Some beautiful photos of a recent gliding flight test of SpaceShipTwo.

Covering the European Geosciences Conference in Vienna

Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/04/04 05:50 CDT | 3 comments

Live in Vienna? Attending EGU? I'll be covering the conference next week for the Society.

April 12, 2013: Yuri’s Night Rocks the Planet!!!

Posted by Danielle Hannah on 2013/04/04 03:15 CDT | 2 comments

On April 12, 2013, the world’s biggest space party will take place across the globe. So far there are 190 parties in 32 countries on 6 continents registered and counting!!

Better conference talks

Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/04 11:37 CDT | 27 comments

I've been to a lot of conferences and seen a lot of talks and it's amazing to me how a bad presentation can get in the way of really exciting science. Here are my recommendations for how to approach a talk, and tips and tricks to make your talk better.